An Ellicott City woman accused of killing her quadriplegic husband was found not guilty Thursday by a Howard County jury.

Nancy Molony, 53, had faced second-degree murder and manslaughter charges in the death of her husband, Kevin, whose body was found in his bed in February 2011. An autopsy determined he died of a fatal dose of oxycodone.

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Prosecutors argued for six days that Molony was the only person giving the powerful pain pills to him, despite him having round-the-clock nursing care since a car crash left him paralyzed in 2007.

Kevin Molony's manner of death was initially listed as homicide but later changed to "could not be determined" after his wife's defense team convicted the medical examiner to amend the autopsy report, the state's attorney's office said.

In closing arguments, defense attorneys argued that the state failed to directly link Nancy Molony to her husband's death, saying the victim could have medicated himself, or someone else did.

"At the end of the day, Kevin is dead, and it’s because of his own addiction," said defense attorney Kimberly Alley.

A jury agreed, announcing its decision after four hours of deliberations.